US6612638B1 - Lateral tarpaulin suspension - Google Patents

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US6612638B1
US6612638B1 US09/786,144 US78614401A US6612638B1 US 6612638 B1 US6612638 B1 US 6612638B1 US 78614401 A US78614401 A US 78614401A US 6612638 B1 US6612638 B1 US 6612638B1
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Dieter Fliege
Josef Drasch
Roger Remmel
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
    • B60J5/00—Doors
    • B60J5/04—Doors arranged at the vehicle sides
    • B60J5/06—Doors arranged at the vehicle sides slidable; foldable
    • B60J5/062—Doors arranged at the vehicle sides slidable; foldable for utility vehicles or public transport
    • B60J5/065—Doors arranged at the vehicle sides slidable; foldable for utility vehicles or public transport with non-rigid elements, e.g. side curtains

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  • the present invention relates to a side-tarpaulin suspension means on folding tops for commercial vehicles, in particular folding tops which can be pushed together for vehicle bodies and containers.
  • side tarpaulins on folding tops for vehicle bodies, in particular also folding tops that can be pushed together for vehicle bodies, provision is typically made for the side tarpaulins to be suspended in a manner such that they can be displaced in the longitudinal direction of the side wall of the vehicle.
  • Such side tarpaulins are typically suspended via hanging sliders which are additionally suspended in most cases by means of two partially spherical rollers in complementarily designed running tracks of the upper longitudinal members of the folding-top frame.
  • the side tarpaulins are usually tensioned via tensioning devices which engage at their lower end or at least interact with engagement means arranged at their lower end, in order to prevent the side tarpaulins from billowing out when the vehicle is being driven.
  • the known tensioning means which engage in the lower region of the side tarpaulins, may be associated with a considerable effort having to be made by the operator. Alternatively, they may be associated with a relatively high outlay on production if the conditions stipulated for particular transport systems have to be met, for example, the so called piggy-back transportation of European railways conditions.
  • this object may be achieved in the case of the side-tarpaulin suspension means mentioned at the beginning in that the fastening plate is of two-part design, that the one part of the fastening plate is connected to the slider engaging in the running track of the upper longitudinal flange of the folding-top frame, and the other part of the fastening plate is connected to the tarpauling, and that the two parts of the fastening plate can be adjusted relative to each counter to a resisting means.
  • a side-tarpaulin suspension means is therefore provided which improves conventional designs for commercial vehicles, in particular in the case of designs for vehicle bodies and containers, to the effect that while the longitudinally displaceable side-wall tarpaulins still have a simple suspension means and simple manoeuvrabilty, an improved tensioning device, which is optimized with regard to the expenditure of energy associated therewith, for side-wall tarpaulins of a vehicle body is achieved.
  • the shifting of the device for tensioning and maintaining the tensioning of the side-wall tarpaulin from the lower, mnanoeuvrable end thereof to the upper end thereof also results in a simplification of the tensioning means.
  • the means provided according to the invention for producing a resistance against a relative movement of the two parts of the fastening plate may be of completely different design and, for example, even formed by strips or blocks of an elastically deformable material.
  • the tension spring can advantageously be formed by a helical spring and can be fitted at one end to that part of the fastening plate which is connected to the slider and at the other end to that part of the fastening plate which is fastened to the tarpaulin, in each case by means of a hole recess and a partially annular end hook.
  • a side-wall-tarpaulin suspension means in such a manner that the one part of the fastening plate which is connected to the tarpaulin and has an outline shape which tapers from the top downwards is designed such that it grips with its upper region around that part of the fastening plate which is connected to the slider and in this region is guided on the part of the fastening plate which is connected to the slider by means of an oblong recess in that leg region of its bracket shape which is set perpendicular to the plane of its back surface.
  • an advantageous manner of refinement resides in the fact that the slider which is connected to the one part of the fastening plate and is guided in the running track of the upper longitudinal flange of the folding-top frame comprises two rollers which are each partially spherical.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a vehicle body provided with a tarpaulin structure.
  • FIG. 2 shows a cross section of the upper region of a preferred exemplary embodiment of a side-tarpaulin suspension means according to the invention.
  • FIG. 3 shows a side view of the upper region of the side-tarpaulin suspension means of FIG. 2 .
  • the folding-top frame primarily consists of upper longitudinal flanges 2 which span the length of the loading compartment and are supported against the vehicle chassis via upwardly protruding supports and stakes 1 , the bows 3 which support a roof covering, in particular a tarpaulin, and, when the folding top is closed, at the same time effect transverse bracing of the upper region of the folding-top frame and can be displaced in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, being supported on the upper longitudinal flanges 2 .
  • the upper longitudinal flanges 2 are suspended for their part via a number of stakes 1 which can be displaced longitudinally in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and the side tarpaulins 4 are suspended in a longitudinally displaceable manner on the upper longitudinal flanges 2 .
  • the suspension means for the side tarpaulin 4 on a folding-top frame of this type chiefly comprises hanging sliders 5 which are suspended in a longitudinally displaceable manner on assigned running tracks 7 of the upper longitudinal flanges 2 of the folding-top frame by means of rollers 6 , and which are each connected to a side-wall tarpaulin 4 via a fastening plate 8 .
  • the fastening plate 8 is basically of two-part design and comprises a first part 10 which is connected to the rollers 6 engaging in the running track 7 of the upper longitudinal flange 2 of the folding-top frame, and a second part 11 which is connected to the tarpaulin 4 .
  • the two parts 10 and 11 of the fastening plate 8 can be moved relative to each other counter to the load of a tension spring 12 .
  • the tension spring 12 is formed by a helical spring which is fitted at one end to that part 10 of the fastening plate 8 which is connected to the slider and at the other end to that part 11 of the fastening plate 8 which is fastened to the tarpaulin 4 , in each case by means of a partially annular end hook 13 .
  • the part 10 which is connected to the slider is designed as a planar flat material blank which is provided with a central oblong recess 15
  • that part 11 of the fastening plate 8 which is connected to the tarpaulin 4 is of bracket-shaped design.
  • the part 11 which is of bracket-shaped design, is provided at least on one side with claws 16 which grip behind the longitudinal edges 14 of the oblong recess 15 in the part 10 which is connected to the slider.
  • the back surface 17 which is assigned to the fastening of the tarpaulin 4 , of that part 11 of the fastening plate 8 which is to be connected to the tarpaulin 4 has an essentially triangular outline shape tapering from the top downwards.
  • that part 11 of the fastening plate 8 which is connected to the tarpaulin 4 is designed such that it grips in its upper region around that part of the fastening plate 8 which is connected to the slider and is guided in this region on that part 10 of the fastening plate 8 which is connected to the slider by means of an oblong recess in that leg region of its bracket shape which is set perpendicular to the plane of its back surface.
  • the oblong recess 15 which is arranged in the longitudinal centre of the part 10 connected to the slider and has a width over the length of the bracket-shaped part 11 which corresponds in width to the diameter of the tension spring 12 is provided in its lower region with a widened portion 18 .
  • the tarpaulin 4 is fastened in the region of its greatest width to the back surface of the part 10 connected to the tarpaulin 4 by means of a pressure-distribution plate 19 and a riveted joint comprising at least two rivets 20 .
  • the slider 5 which is connected to the one part 10 of the fastening plate 8 and is guided in the running track 7 of the upper longitudinal flange 2 of the folding-top frame comprises two rollers 21 , 22 which are each partially spherical.

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DE19839824A DE19839824A1 (de) 1998-09-01 1998-09-01 Seitenplanenaufhängung an Verdecken für Nutzfahrzeuge
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US7980619B1 (en) 2009-05-07 2011-07-19 Steve Girardin Flexible tarp bow with spring member
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US3636588A (en) * 1969-11-14 1972-01-25 Starline Sliding door track structure
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US4943110A (en) * 1987-05-21 1990-07-24 The Eastern Company Curtainside truck trailer access system and lock assembly
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US7980619B1 (en) 2009-05-07 2011-07-19 Steve Girardin Flexible tarp bow with spring member
USD750544S1 (en) * 2014-05-15 2016-03-01 Edscha Trailer Systems Gmbh Guide rails for a tarpaulin cover of a commercial vehicle
USD751024S1 (en) * 2014-05-15 2016-03-08 Edscha Trailer Systems Gmbh Guide rails for a tarpaulin cover of a commercial vehicle
USD753576S1 (en) * 2014-05-15 2016-04-12 Edscha Trailer Systems Gmbh Guide rails for a tarpaulin cover of a commercial vehicle

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